CNN.com's top story right now: Palin "went to church with people who spoke in tongues"

[garybeck]

cnn.com top story
10pm



Pastor: GOP downplaying Palin's Pentecostal past

For decades, Sarah Palin went to church with people who spoke in tongues and believed in faith healing and the "end times." Her former pastor says the Pentecostal past of the GOP vice presidential nominee may now be being downplayed to avoid misunderstanding. But the pastor, Tim McGraw, says he's sure religion influences Palin's policy-making.

after it is moved from the top spot, this url should work
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/08/palin.pastor/index.html

[Unsane]

1. I could care less what someone's religion is, so long as they don't use it to govern.

[EC]

5. Didn't read it?

But the pastor, Tim McGraw, says he's sure religion influences Palin's policy-making.

[Hugabear]

11. John Ashcroft

He was a Pentecostal. After 9/11, one of his biggest priorities was fighting pornography.

[Triana]

17. "But the pastor, Tim McGraw, says he's sure religion influences Palin's policy-making. "

It's right there, in the OP.

[PBS Poll-435]

31. They had better take away all of his CMA awards.. NOW.

[krawhitham]

21. After the hell they put Obama through lets hope this is the only story for the next 57 days

[Unsane]

29. I don't understand how this hurts her or McCain.

So she goes to an Assemblies of God church? and?

[HCE SuiGeneris]

34. Love all 3 of your negative posts in your journal. Gives me a pretty good idea of

what you are about.

[Unsane]

38. I dont even understand what a journal is

any posts I have in a journal are unintentional

[HCE SuiGeneris]

59. I see you have disabled those posts. Too bad. Now you can't share those "funny"

mocking-the-Dems highlights with your cohorts outside of DU.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

25. Perhaps that's why you should pay attention to this piece of Sarah...

Just a thought.

[sandnsea]

27. She prays for pipelines

and a strategy for Iraq.

[scarface2004]

48. 'i will govern according to my religion' sera palen 4-7-06

according the wasilla archive when super sara took over she was toting a bible and forcing people to accept it as the town s governing document.

[MaraJade]

50. Strongly agree. . .

Palin's religion is not an issue in the election. There are SOOOO many more SUBSTANTIVE
matters that could be discussed. . .

[goodgd_yall]

55. The way I see it

after dragging Obama's church into the spotlight and making it a political issue, Sarah Palin's church is fair game.

[Bluebear]

2. Mola mekka chala mekka hola hayla hey!!!11

[garybeck]

3. you made me laugh!

[kwolf68]

24. Wrong

It goes

Mola mekka chala Librul bad mekka hola hayla hey!!!11

[goodgd_yall]

56. hehehehehehheh!

sapatchee kawanaheehee

[Kdillard]

4. Things are about to get interesting. I think this will turn out to be

a very good week for the Obama campaign.

[KathieG]

32. I think so too!

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

[paparush]

6. Shoot, that's nothin..we've had a president for eight years who can barely speak English.

[OneGrassRoot]

10. Ha! LOLOL! n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. English was his second language. The first is undetermined at this time.

[paparush]

18. Is lying a language unto itself?

[TheCowsCameHome]

23. Yes, GOPese and Bushese is spoken fluently in certain backward cults.

[QC]

7. I want a video of her convulsing on the floor

and I want it now!

[mitchum]

28. That's one celebrity sex tape I don't want to see!

Wait...you meant convulsing on the floor during one of those crazy ass services. Yes, that would be a hoot.

[Hugabear]

8. George Bush Sr. addressed a Pentecostal conference back in '89

I know, because I was there. He wasn't personally there, but he gave a videotaped address to the United Pentecostal General Conference in Salt Lake City back in 1989.

You don't get much more extreme right than the United Pentecostal branch of Pentecostalism.

[Eric J in MN]

20. Did you vote for Bush in 1988? NT

NT

[Hugabear]

30. Um, I was 17 at the time

So the answer would be no.

And no, I did not vote for him in '92 either.

[Marsala]

9. Will she throw her church under the bus?

It's great that this story is finally getting play in the MSM, but I worry a bit over the inevitable comparisons to Rev. Wright.

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. And for decades I went to a church where women dressed in all black and covered their heads!

As much as I would like to applaud a story bashing Sarah, this one just doesn't cut it.

And I am the last one to ever defend the talibornagains.

[stolivodka]

13. If someone, somehow, could get ahold of a video of Palin herself..

..speaking in tongues with her "god antennas" up, that would be epic.

[CoffeeCat]

15. Oh noez!! John McCain will be mad!

I love to see stories like this--and not just because they disseminate the truth.

I love it because at least some media, some of the time--dares to go against the almighty
and defiant John McCain.

I can't believe what a petulant ass he is being to the media--because they're not kissing his
ass. He's being 100 times worse than Bush EVER was!

Sorry, John--you can't always haz cheeseburger!

[dav1goku]

19. McCain has the Mad Cow....not just gets mad

I just don't think he can control the temper...
After what he's been through...It would tear anyone down...and effect them mentally physically and spiritually. 2 out of 3 are common knowledge...I haven't heard much about his religious proclivity

http://www.zazzle.com/dav1goku - McCain has the Mad Cow

[beac]

43. How about we make him a deal?

He can haz cheezburger and Barack can has Prezidency.



Sarah can haz moozburger and a big slice of eff-off pie. ;)

[Bensthename]

16. That is totally normal where I am from, be careful with this..

Oklahoma..

Those are some the biggest churches in the cities..

I totally can not stand them. But I would be careful on trying to attack these people, there are millions of them..

[Marsala]

33. So what?

They are already in the tank for the Republicans. Most people see them all as nuts.

And totally normal for Oklahoma is, well...

[Bensthename]

52. Oh I agree

I've been to those churches a couple of times and had a great laugh at their beliefs, until the speaking in tongues started. Then I felt like I was trapped in the middle of a bad dream I could not pinch my way out of..

Just saying there are so many retards in middle America they vote with emotion and with no logic what so ever. It is ridiculous..

[jberryhill]

41. Many Evangelical Groups Consider It Heretical

At Pentecost, the words were understood. There are substantial evangelical groups who are suspect of uninterpreted glossolalia as an invitation to demonic spirits. Yup.

[Bensthename]

53. totally

They tell me one will blabber some mess and another will interpret it..
I just can not believe people like this exist..

[QC]

54. This is a revival of the old Montanist heresy.

They did the whole ecstatic prophecy thing, obsessed over purity, and believed that God literally spoke through them--in the second century. It's nothing new.

[jberryhill]

60. I always appreciate someone who knows their history /nt

[coalition_unwilling]

61. This is not my strong suit, but

can you call it a "heresy" if it happened in the 2nd century, i.e., before Constantine?

No more a heresy than Gnosticism, which flourished in roughly the same time frame.

[QC]

65. Well, orthodox Christianity eventually rejected it, like Gnosticism.

Montanism lasted a good while, though, and even Tertullian became involved in it.

The irony of early heresies, though, is that most modern day evangelicals practice a form of Gnosticism, what with their conviction that the material world (especially the body) is evil, but have no idea and think they are orthodox Christians!

[HCE SuiGeneris]

22. Just posted to 3 other blogs. Thanks for teh heads-up!

[gordianot]

26. As does John Ashcroft.

When he found out he was going to become Attorney General he anointed himself with cooking oil. Also, he wanted to cover nude statues and was afraid of calico cats emissaries of the devil.

Palin belongs to the same church as John Ashcroft. No big deal.

[Marsala]

35. Ashcroft lost his Senate seat to a dead man, and was appointed as a sop to the far right.

And he was STILL better than Gonzales.

[demwing]

37. I've heard Palin is afraid of cats

is that a Pentacostal thing?

[gordianot]

47. Not sure about the cat story.

I just did a search of Snopes and they are now denying the cat story as of 2007. For years they listed it as possible. Guess I may owe John an apology on this one. That does not remove the soaring eagle from the ranks of the religiously insane.

[K8-EEE]

36. It's only OK to attack DEMS for religion, according to the press

GOPers from Rev. Moon to Mittens to nutbar Palin must have total deference in regards to religion...and everything else too!

SO sick of the double standards. I say call her out as a cultist who will let her wacky cult beliefs write US policy including war policy!

[Marsala]

39. Actually Mittens got a lot of unfair scrutiny of his Mormonism

For a Democrat like Reid it would have barely been an issue at all. But since many Republicans are religious bigots, Romney's faith was a big issue.

[K8-EEE]

45. Was it all unfair?

I really think that when a religion has a UNITED STATES SPECIFIC END TIMES STORY -- and when the founder of that religion had it out for the US government, that people should ask, uh, so you do you think you're gonna reign with Jesus Christ in Missouri or whatEVER? I never saw him asked that kind of stuff!

[coalition_unwilling]

62. "Unfair?" -- can you really say that

about someone who believes in the Angel Moroni?

[HughMoran]

40. goose, meet gander

lol - gotta love when the door DOES hit them in the ass on the backswing!!

[Bubbha Jo]

42. This is fun karma for all the flak about Obama's pastor....

[RagAss]

44. I speak with a tongue too...."Fuck You Nutjob !"

[TooRaLoo]

46. Tim McGraw?

That's not his name.

Unless I'm just missing the joke...

[PaDem]

49. This isn't going anywhere.............

there are many things that are more damaging to Palin. This won't hurt her.

[Jennicut]

51. I think this IS going somewhere. Jewish FL voters for one.

She is being exposed for the wingbat nutjob she really is. Slowly but surely. Never piss off the press.

[AnnieBW]

57. It's not the speaking in tongues that's the problem

It's the wanting to overthrow the Constitution and establish a theocracy that's the problem!

[kath]

63. EXACTLY - let's keep our eyes on the important issue.

She also told a local reporter that she THINKS THE "END TIMES" WILL COME DURING HER LIFETIME.

and, if Pres, she would have the power to help that along... :scared:

[totodeinhere]

58. If we attack Palin's membership in that church, then aren't we as bad as those who attacked Obama...

for his church? I think we should stay away from this because it brings to mind Rev. Wright and that doesn't help Obama.

[backscatter712]

64. Rev. Wright's got nothing on Palin's crazy preacher.

Anti-semitic, speaking in tongues, believing in the Rapture? Wright's tame compared to McGraw...